UP Advisory board revokes NSA on Varun Gandhi

Published: Friday, May 8, 2009, 19:03 [IST]

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Pilibit, May 8: Uttar Pradesh Advisory Board on Friday, May 8 revoked the National Security Act slapped on Varun Gandhi. The young Gandhi who is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit for the Lok Sabha polls.

Advisory Board said that use of NSA on Varun is invalid.

The decision to book Gandhi under NSA was taken for the alleged rioting his supporters on Mar 28 when he went to surrender before the Pilibhit court. Varun has been charged with giving communal speeches in Pilibhit and he is out on parole on the Supreme court of India"s order.